Acetone peroxide (triacetone triperoxide peroxyacetone TATP TCAP) is an organic peroxide and a primary high explosive. It takes the form of a white crystalline powder with a distinctive bleach-like odor.It […]
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Hypochlorous acid
Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid with the chemical formula HOCl. It forms when chlorine dissolves in water and it is HOCl that actually does the disinfection when chlorine is […]
Nonactin
Nonactin is a member of a family of naturally occurring cyclic ionophores known as the macrotetrolide antibiotics. The other members of this homologous family are monactin dinactin trinactin and tetranactin […]
Chromate and dichromate
Chromate salts contain the chromate anion CrO42−. Dichromate salts contain the dichromate anion Cr2O72−. They are oxoanions of chromium in the oxidation state +6. They are moderately strong oxidizing agents. […]
Niter
Niter (American English) or nitre (most English-speaking countries) is the mineral form of potassium nitrate KNO3 also known as saltpeter in America or saltpetre in other English speaking countries.
N-Octyl beta-D-thioglucopyranoside
N-Octyl beta-D-thioglucopyranoside n-Octyl β-D-thioglucopyranoside (octylthioglucoside OTG) is a detergent that is used for cell lysis or to solubilise membrane proteins without denaturing them. This is particularly of use in order […]
Diethyl malonate
Diethyl malonate also known as DEM is the diethyl ester of malonic acid. It occurs naturally in grapes and strawberries as a colourless liquid with an apple-like odour and is […]
Malonic acid
Malonic acid (IUPAC systematic name: propanedioic acid) is a dicarboxylic acid with structure CH2(COOH)2. The ionized form of malonic acid as well as its esters and salts are known as […]
Dimethyl ether
Dimethyl ether (DME) also known as methoxymethane is the organic compound with the formula CH3OCH3. The simplest ether it is a colourless gas that is a useful precursor to other […]
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2SO. This colorless liquid is an important polar aprotic solvent that dissolves both polar and nonpolar compounds and is miscible […]